To deny that universities have products and customers is not to "fail to mention what they do have" (Letters, 色盒直播S , September 7).
When I teach a class of students I know they are students. What I do not know is why I should re-classify them as "customers" and describe teaching and learning in terms of production and consumption.
Michael Loughlin
Department of humanities and applied social studies
Manchester Metropolitan University
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